be substantive

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

On Tuesday evening Rubio spoke to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy about what he hoped would be "substantive and good technical meetings".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

But it would be substantive, and it would make a significant down payment on the “process of national reconciliation.”

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

“It’s so subjective!” and “It omits a crucial P.O.V.!” are assumed to be substantive criticisms rather than essentially value-neutral statements.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“This is going to be a late deliverable, which combined with a Covid vaccine will be substantive issues for late deciders,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2020

Suddenly, it was less important to be substantive than “sticky.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2019